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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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